Unable to attract full-time anesthesiologists, the only hospital in Maniwaki, Que., is being forced to tap into a costly provincial program to pay visiting doctors for piecemeal work, or face the closure of its surgical department.
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New program cuts wait times to see gastrointestinal specialists by 98%
Alberta doctors applaud a new initiative that cut the wait list to see gastrointestinal specialists from 2,742 patients to just 30.
Moscow won’t accept probe into Skripal case if Russian specialists won’t take part – envoy to OPCW
Moscow advocates an open and transparent investigation of the Salisbury incident, Russia’s envoy to OPCW has said. If Russian experts are barred from taking part in it, any results of the probe will be rejected, he warned. “Our position is clear. We advocate a comprehensive, open and unbiased investigation. Russia is ready for it, and […]
A small band of trading specialists are taking calls about $50 million bitcoin deals
REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton The explosion and maturation of the cryptocurrency market has institutions pouring money into the space. Firms such as DRW, a Chicago-based trader, and B2C2, a UK-based over-the-counter broker, are now regularly executing multi-million dollar trades. “We got a call for a $ 50 million trade last week.” Kevin Beardsley isn’t talking about an […]
U.S. doctor meets specialists treating Charlie Gard in U.K.
A U.S. doctor specializing in treating rare genetic conditions is meeting with other specialists treating Charlie Gard, assessing the critically ill 11-month-old for the first time. CBC | Health News
Spine specialists predict epidemic of ‘text neck’ from smartphone use
Spine surgeons are noticing an increase in patients with neck and upper back pain, likely related to poor posture during prolonged smartphone use, according to a recent report. CBC | Health News
